celestial marriage

American  

noun

1. the rite or state of marriage, performed in a Mormon temple by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and believed to continue beyond death.

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Etymology

Origin of celestial marriage

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Strang’s first “celestial marriage” was to an intelligent young woman named Elvira Field.

From New York Times

One day Joseph was chatting about celestial marriage with Brigham and the unmarried Fanny Young.

From Salon

A farm girl who survived the brutal wagon march west from Nauvoo resists an arranged “celestial marriage” to an aging Mormon bishop — until a plague of locusts descends on their valley.

From Seattle Times

The principle of celestial marriage was now known to them, so far as their own eternal covenant was concerned, but the doctrine of plurality of wives which it involves, was yet to be revealed.

From Project Gutenberg

Helen Mar, the eldest daughter of Heber Chase and Vilate Murray Kimball, was given to the Prophet in the holy bonds of celestial marriage.

From Project Gutenberg